Camp-bed.



C. J. ANDERSON.

CAMP BED.

APPLICATION FILED NOV. 30. 1915.

Patented Sept. 12, 1916.

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ATTORNE VS C. 1. ANDERSON.

' CAMP BED. APPucAnbN FILED NOV. 30. I915.

Patented Sept. 12, 1916.

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EEL E- MW r60 ATTORNEYS UNITED STA ra io.

CHARLES J. ANDERSON, OF MELROSE, OREGON.

CAMP-BED.

Application filed November 30, 1915.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, (humans J. ANDERSON, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of Melrose, in the county of Douglas. and State of Oregon, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Camp-Beds, of which the following is a specification.

My invention is an improvement in camp beds, and the invention has for its object to provide a bed of the character specified, in connection with a suitable tent, wherein a framework is provided for supporting the tent covering, and wherein the bed is supported by the frame and is adjustable with respect thereto, to compensate for inequalities in the ground, and to permit the bed to be raised and lowered.

A further object is to provide a supporting framework for the tent, and for the bed so arranged that it may be folded, and packed into small compass for transportation.

A further object is to so arrange the con nection between the supporting frame and the bed that the bed may be level, regardless of the position of the tent.

In the drawings: Figure l is a perspective view of the camp bed; Fig. 2 is a transverse section; Fig. 3 is an enlarged detail of the upper portion of Fig. 2; Fig. 4 is a section on the line H of Fig. 3; Fig. 5 is a detail of the lower end ofone of the supporting standards; Fig. 6 is a longitudinal vertical section through the camp bed; Fig. 7 is a diagrammatic view showing the parts in another position; Fig. 8 is an enlarged detail of a portion of the bed; and Fig. 9 is a sectional view of a modified construction.

In the embodiment of the invention shown in Figs. 1 to 7, the tent frame is composed of a ridge pole consisting of similar sections 1 and 2, hinged together at their meeting ends by a hinge connection 3 which is on the under side of the sections, so that the joint between the sections may be moved upward to fold the sections upon each other, but may not move downward beyond the point where the sections are in alinement. The joint is in fact a species of rule joint. Two pairs of standards are provided for supporting the ridge pole, a front and a rear pair, and each standard consists of three sections, namely, an upper section 5, an intermediate section 6, and a lower section or stake 7. The sections 5 and 6 of each upright or standard are hinged together as indicated at 8, by a hinge Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Sept. 12, 1916.

Serial No. 64,256.

similar to the hinge 3, and similarly arranged with respect to the sections. The section 7 of each upright or standard is of channel material, and the lower end of the section 6 of each standard is received within the upper end of the adjacent stake, between the side walls thereof, as shown more par ticularly in Fig. 5. A bolt 10 is passed transversely of the side walls of the stake, and of the sect-ion 6, and another bolt 11 is passed through the section and through the body of the stake, each bolt being engaged by a suitable nut on the opposite side from the head. Thus each stake is rigidly secured to the lower section of the adjacent standard, and it will be noted that the outer corner of each lower section is beveled as shown at 12, and that this beveled surface bears against the body of the stake in such manner that the section 6 is inclined at an obtuse angle with respect to the section or stake 7. The upper inner corners of the upper sections 5 of the members of each pair of standards are beveled as indicated at 13, at such an angle that when the beveled surfaces are superposed or abutted, the standards diverge outwardly and downwardly away from each other, as shown in Figs. 2 and 3. The abutting upper ends of the upper sections of each pair of standards are held together by a clamping ring 14: of metal or the like, which encircles the abutted upper ends, resting in the notches or grooves 15 in the outer faces of the sections, as shown in Fig. 3. Each pair of standards is secured to the adjacent section of the ridge pole 1 or 2, as the case may be, by means of a pin 16, which is passed upward through registering grooves in the abutting beveled corners of the upper sections of the standards, and through a registering opening in the ridge pole. Each of the pins 16 is held in position by the pressure of the section on the pin, and the openings in the ridge pole section for receiving the pins 16, are spaced apart from the adjacent ends of the ridge pole sections.

It will be noted that each sectionof the ridge pole is provided with two openings, 17 and 18, respectively, for receiving the adjacent pin 16. One of these openings, 17 in the present instance, is exactly vertical, so that when the pin 16 is engaged with the opening the standards or uprights will be vertical. hen the pin 16 is engaged with the opening 18 of the ridge pole, the standards will take an inclined position, as indicated in dotted lines in Fig. 6. The standards and the rid 'e )ole are ar'an 'ed D D shown in Fig. 6, the stakes 7 being driven into the ground, and the upper end 19 of each stake provides a driving surface for permitting the stake to be driven into the ground.

The covering for the framework, of duck, canvas, or like suitable material, consists of an inclined wall 20 forming a roof, and side wall at one side of the tent, and a roof portion 21, at the opposite side. The portions 20 and 21 are integral and they have flies or flaps 22 and 23, respectively, at their ends, the said flaps or flies being adapted to be closed as shown in Fig. 2, to close the ends of the tent. The side wall 20 extends from the ridge pole outwardly and downwardly, approximately parallel with the adjacent standards, and the said side wall is guyed or anchored at its lower side edge by means of a series of pegs or stakes 2st. The lower edge of the side wall 20 is provided with openings which are engaged by loops 25 on the ends of ropes or cords 20. These cords or ropes 26 are connected to the stakes 2 1, the said stakes having the usual notches 27 for preventing slipping of the cords. The'side wall 21 of the tent covering is inclined at a more acute angle with respect to the ground, and the said wall is also inclined at an acute angle with respect to the adjacent standards 5G7. The free lower edge of the wall 21 is provided with a series of openings, for receiving loops 28 on the ends of guy ropes 29. These ropes extend outwardly in the plane of the side wall to a connection with the tent pegs or stakes 30, the said pegs or stakes being arranged at intervals corresponding to the intervals of the guy rope A side wall 31 depends from the under face of the wall 21, near its free edge, and the lower edge of the side wall 31 is provided with guy ropes or cords 32, which are secured to stakes or tent pegs The flies 22 and 23 at each end may be secured to pegs or stakes 31 when the said flaps or flies are closed, and holding strips 35 are provided at the edges of the side walls 20 and 21, for holding the flaps or flies 22 and 23 rolled back, as shown at the left of Fig. 1 of the drawing. At each side, the ridge pole and the supporting frame are guyed by the wall 20 of the tent, and at the other side the guy ropes 29 are provided, the said ropes being connected at their upper ends to the wall 21, and at their lower ends to the stakes 30 before mentioned.

The bed is in the form of a strip or sheet 37, of canvas, duck or other suitable material, having each of its ends turned over upon the body of the strip and secured thereto, to form a tubular structure 38 at each end of the strip. Supporting bars 39 are passed through the tubular structures 38, and these bars 39 are arranged to be supported by the pairs of standards. For this purpose the section 6 of each standard is provided near the stake 7 with a series of laterally extending vertically spaced pins 10. The pins are on the outer faces of the standard sections, and they are spaced apart from each other in such manner that the bars 39 may rest upon the pins. The pins of each standard section are in register with the pins of the other standard section of the pair, and also with the pins of the adjacent standard of the other pair. The stakes 7 provide an eiiicient anchorage for the lower ends of the standards, and the pins 16 provide an anchorage for the tops of the standards. when for instance the tent is arranged on an incline, as shown in Fig. 7, with one pair of standards -11 at a lower level than the other pair 12, the supportingbars for the strip 4& may be engaged with different pins 45 at the respective standards, to support the strip at in approximately horizontal position.

The ridge pole 4-6 in the above construction is inclined to correspond with the inclination of the ground, and that supporting bar 4L3 of the bed at the lowest pair of standards 11 is supported on the uppermost pins, while that supporting bar at the opposite end is supported on the lowermost pins. Thus the canvas is held approximately horizontal.

It is obvious that if it is desired to incline the bed from the head downward, one end may be lowered from the position shown in Fig. 6 for this purpose. hen not in use the strip 37 may be pushed to one side, that is, toward the wall 20 or toward the wall 21, as shown in Fig. 1, and the interior of the tent is thus left free and unobstructed. It is obvious that the entire bed structure might be removed if desired. If it is desired to provide more slack in the strip 37,

the pin 16 may be released from the opening 17, to permit the upper ends of the standards to swing inwardly into the dotted line position of Fig. 6, and the pins will then be engaged with the openings 18. It is obvious that were the tent inclined from side to side, instead of from end to end, the bed might yet be arranged level, by engaging the ends of the bars with pins that were on a level.

In Fig. 9 a modified construction is shown, wherein the lower sections $7 of the standards are secured, to the stakes 18, by means of bolts 49, which are passed through the lower ends of the standards and through the bodies of the stakes. The outer corner of the standard section is beveled as indicated at 50, in the same manner as in the form shown in Figs. 1 and 2, so that when this beveled surface abuts the body of the stake,

for engaging these openings 51. \Vhen the tent is not in use, the covering may be re moved and folded, after whlch the framework, consisting of the rldge pole and the astandards, may be detached, and the sections of the ridge pole and the sections of each standard may be folded upon each other into acompact bundle. In practice, no single section will be of greater length than may be conveniently carried in a vehicle.

I claim:

1. A device of the character specified, comprising a supporting frame consisting of a plurality of pairs of standards, the members of each pair converging toward their upper ends, a ridge pole resting on the upper ends of the pairs of standards, a bed comprising a sheet of fabric material having a tubular portion at each end, a supporting bar extending through each of the tubular portions, a series of means on each pair of standards at the outer sides thereof for supporting the supporting bars, said supporting means being spaced vertically from each other, the ridge pole having near each end a vertical opening, and the abutting portions of each pair of standards having registering grooves forming a passage adapted to register with an'opening at the adjacent end of the ridge pole, a pin passing through the grooves and one of the openings, and a clamping loop encircling the abutted ends of each pair of standards.

2. A device of the character specified, comprising a supporting frame consisting of a plurality of pairs of standards and a ridge pole, the members of each pair of standards converging toward their upper ends, a metal pointed stake connected with the lower end of each standard, each stake being of channel material and comprising a body and approximately parallel side walls, the side walls being beveled toward the lower end of the stake, and the lower end of the standard being received in the upper end of the stake between the side walls, said lower end being beveled at the top of the stake to constrain the stake to extend at an obtuse angle with respect to the standard, the upper end of the stake forming a driving surface.

3. A device of the character specified comprising a supporting frame consisting of a plurality of pairs of standards, the members of each pair converging toward their upper ends, and a rigid connection between said upper ends, a bed comprising a sheet of fabric material having at each end a tubular portion, a supporting bar extending through each of the said portions, and a series of laterally extending pins on each standard for engagement by the extended ends of the adjacent bar, said pins being spaced apart from each other.

CHARLES J. ANDERSON.

WVitnesses:

O. P. Cosrrow, ALICE BLAoK.

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